The governing board of the University of California will vote to add more housing options at UCLA at its meeting next week. The UC Board of Regents heard proposals from UCLA officials at its March meeting to add about 6,900 beds by 2021. Read more...
Photo: UCLA is one step closer to adding thousands of beds across three to five housing projects by 2021. The University of California Board of Regents will vote to approve preliminary funding next week. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music launched a center to combine performance with the humanities with an event on Monday. The Center for Musical Humanities held a symposium titled “Anthem: Remixing Race and Nation.” The event featured a concert with different interpretations of the national anthem and a panel discussing the relationship between music and nationalism. Read more...
Photo: René Marie, a Grammy-nominated singer, performed “The Star-Spangled Banner.” (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)
California state legislators are considering proposing legislation making it illegal to interfere with a state auditor investigation. Assembly members Al Muratsuchi, who represents part of Los Angeles’ South Bay region, and Phil Ting, who represents parts of western San Francisco and northern San Mateo County, announced the potential legislation Tuesday. Read more...
Leslie Rith-Najarian, a graduate student in clinical psychology, received $6,000 on Thursday as the winner of the UC Grad Slam, a competition between the seven University of California campuses that tests graduate students’ ability to explain their research concisely. Read more...
Photo: Leslie Rith-Najarian, a graduate student in clinical psychology, won $6,000 on Thursday in a competition between the seven University of California campuses. (Courtesy of UCOP)
Jose Ortega often refused to accept his biweekly paycheck at the UCLA Community Programs Office because he thought it could be used to supply more food to the CPO Food Closet instead. Read more...
Photo: Jose Ortega, a fourth-year history student who transferred to UCLA in 2015, died May 1. (Courtesy of Daniel Ortega)
Several candidates who ran in this year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council elections said they think national politics influenced this year’s election. Nine independent candidates were elected to the council in Friday’s election. Read more...
Photo: Members of Bruins United slate march toward Meyerhoff Park on Friday, May 5, prior to the release of the 2017 Undergraduate Students Association Council election results. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin)
